Re: Willing paying a county tax with credit card send a red flag?

I'm helping a relative who's behind on bills pay a small county tax (under $200) but I've heard that using your credit card to pay taxes sends a red flag.

Does anyone know if this is true?

I would like to start using my rewards card to pay for things and the AMEX card is the first to come, however, I dont want to get put on their radar!

The rumors weren't about taxes, a fixed expense, and is probably considered a good thing, it was about paying lawyers. Because its a sign of bad things to come. Divorce, Lawsuits, Bankruptcy, etc. things that make creditors see you as a risk, AMEX is apparently very picky about those type of charges and want to find out what is going on and likes to F/R people because of those charges.

Re: Willing paying a county tax with credit card send a red flag?

I don't know if this is something you want to do but I was approved for the paypal company bill me later credit line and I saw an option on there to pay taxes online. I'm new to this but thought I'd add my 2 cents

Re: Willing paying a county tax with credit card send a red flag?

I would charge it without hessitation. There are no published rules on what causes a FR from Amex and only speculation based on a handful of experiences. Even outside of the risk of a FR any card can be closed at anytime with no reason given. With that in mind I keep a stable set block of cards I use without worry.

The Amex FR only seems to be a worry to me if you lied on your application to them by overstating your income.

Re: Willing paying a county tax with credit card send a red flag?

I would charge it without hessitation. There are no published rules on what causes a FR from Amex and only speculation based on a handful of experiences. Even outside of the risk of a FR any card can be closed at anytime with no reason given. With that in mind I keep a stable set block of cards I use without worry.

The Amex FR only seems to be a worry to me if you lied on your application to them by overstating your income.

the Amex FR is a worry to me because I work abroad. Getting documents together is a pain because there is no one at home who can really do it for me. I also get my mail sent to me periodically, so unless the FR letter is sent by electronic correspondence I would have no idea it's happening.

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